An unusual – and very Bristolian – treehouse has opened at the Harbourside, built around one of the city’s iconic cranes.

Canopy & Stars, the company masterminding the venture, describe the house as a “slightly bonkers sensory treehouse” full of the sights, scents and sounds of the outdoors.

The treehouse, named Crane 29, is suspended above the floating harbour next to Prince Street Bridge.

Part art installation part architectural feat, Canopy & Stars at Crane 29 will grace Bristol’s skyline for just four months, before disappearing without a trace as the first leaves drop from the trees in late September.

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The treehouse is the first space created and built by Canopy & Stars, who specialise in holiday experiences in the great outdoors, and supported by brilliant solutions from B&Q. The crane treehouse is believed to be a world first.

Tom Dixon, managing director of Canopy & Stars, said: “We truly believe there is nothing better than waking up to the great outdoors, seeing, feeling, touching and smelling nature all around you.

Inside Canopy and Stars at Crane 29. (Image: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire)

“For the past six years we’ve been travelling Europe to inspect and select the most special experiences, finding them in the most unusual of spaces.

“We wanted to use this knowledge to create something special of our own, here in our hometown of Bristol, a hub of ingenuity and creativity with green principles at its heart.

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“We’re aiming for a real ‘natural high’, a pocket of nature in the city, something totally unexpected.

“This will be the first and possibly only ever opportunity to stay in one of these iconic cranes, symbols of Bristol’s industrial heritage. It’s been no easy feat getting this off the ground.

Canopy and Stars is up and running - but it will only be open for 100 nights. (Image: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire)

“Crane 29 is the culmination of three years of planning - an extraordinary seed of an idea that we hope to see finally blossom this summer.”

To create the back-to-nature feel of the treehouse, Canopy & Stars enlisted the help of volunteers from B&Q at Cribbs Causeway.

Staff created more than 40 planters which were been used to create the roof of the treehouse. The items were created using B&Q products and have been planted with a variety of grasses including Festuca and Acorus, wild ferns such as Hart’s Tongue and Soft shield and assorted herbs including Rosemary, Thyme and Sage - all of which will be quick growing, hardy additions that will attract wildlife.

Tom added: “We’re so grateful to the B&Q volunteers for their hard work – these planters will be crucial in attracting wildlife to Canopy & Stars at Crane 29.

The project has been three years in the making - but now it's finally up and running. (Image: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire)

"We’re really excited to be working with B&Q to create a truly sustainable, minimal impact experience packed with brilliant solutions.”

Matt Cook, Unit Manager of B&Q Cribbs Causeway, said: “It’s been great fun helping out with the planting – not to mention hard work.